I've been doing a lot of PvP lately and have noticed a LOT of dexterity builds. Because of that, I figured I would just send a reminder to everyone that the strength build is STILL a force to be reckoned with:

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DEX offers a lot of flexibility in the way of spell cast times and weapon selection. Strength builds are more or less "smash 'em up" weapons, while DEX has kats, rapiers, spears, bows, curved swords, etc. That's why I love DEX builds, anyway. However, I also love my Demon Great Machete build.

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Dex builds to me, are also much easier to use than STR builds. I know there's guys like Rant and Baal who are lethal with them, but a lot of people just don't have the timing to use them without just going for OP BS.

That with the cast times, access to bows too, the fact buffs are better with fast weapons... It's all stacked up against strength builds really which is a shame.

Serious_Much wrote:Dex builds to me, are also much easier to use than STR builds. I know there's guys like Rant and Baal who are lethal with them, but a lot of people just don't have the timing to use them without just going for OP BS.

That with the cast times, access to bows too, the fact buffs are better with fast weapons... It's all stacked up against strength builds really which is a shame.

That's exactly why attacked my new montage to demonstrate that strength builds can be just as lethal as a dex build.

Spurgun wrote:Most of my builds are either dex or or use dex weapons as elementals. But when i fight with my str build almost everyone thinks i am a noob. Everyone expects me to BS fish or just spam r1.

lol i get thta all the time, people send me ggs and thank me for not bs'ing.

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Personally, I started the game the first time with a str build.. well sort of one at least, and played through it about 3 times on that character. Since then I have used a magic/str build and I'm just making my first dex build now, not so much hopping on the bandwagon as just wanting to try something different.

That, and all the weapons I found myself going 'Oh how cool, I want to try that!" were all dex scaling. There seems to be ALOT of the same weapon over and over again in the str build arsenal, and I just got tired of using those weapons. Someone already said it, but I think it has a lot to do with what weapons suit which stat more, people like kats, rapiers and what not. more than axes, greatswords etc.

I got good at pvp with a str build. I love my msgs. I also think it catches alot of people off guard because they don't know how to handle a str build that does not ise the bkga. I'm making a dex build atm, but I still miss my destroy your face str build.

my favorite types of build are dex/pyro. there really are just a lot of benefits to using dex. i do like to use weapons like the murakumo or flamberge with my dex builds, so i at least can have variety and not use only katanas.